TRAVEL TREATS
SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment has launched its Black Friday offer across all Discovery Cove offerings – including the Discovery Cove Ultimate Swim package.
Customers can save up to 40% off the previously published prices. For a family of four this equates to a saving of almost €450. They can take advantage of this offer until December 2, 2019, for visits until December 31, 2021.
SeaWorld say this Black Friday deal is in response to the increased demand from Irish holidaymakers to book Orlando attraction tickets and experiences early.
The best way to experience the SeaWorld Parks is to book the Discovery Cove Ultimate Swim package. This includes a singleday reservation at Discovery Cove – a tropical oasis in the heart of Orlando where you can swim with a dolphin (30-minute dolphin swim experience, all meals, snacks and beverages included) plus 14-days unlimited entry to SeaWorld – the world’s most popular marine life park, Busch Gardens – full of wild animals and even wilder rides – and waterpark Aquatica Orlando. Free parking is also included at all parks.
Visit www. attractionticketsdirect.ie or Freephone 1800 927 467.
ECO-FRIENDLY EXPRESS
Be a friend to Mother Earth by taking the train with Eurail, the multi-destination rail pass that gives you access to more than 31 countries and 40,000 cities across Europe.
The average Eurail trip produces three times less CO2 than traveling by car, and four times less than planes.
Travellers with Eurail can calculate the energy consumption of their travels with Eurail’s EcoPassenger tracker.
The Black Friday deal gives you 15% off First Class Global Passes, and 10% off Second Class Global Passes. Starts Nov. 25 - Dec. 2.
Book via eurail.com.
CANCUN TO RIVIERA MAYA
For those booking a holiday in Cancun in Mexico, adventure tour operator Aventuras Mayas offers excursions along the Riviera Maya. They provide direct pickups from hotels in Cancun, Riviera Maya and Tulum, and offer bucket list excursions that include snorkeling in underground rivers and the famous Mayan sinkholes (cenotes); ziplining across and rappelling down the jungle canopy; exploring the wild Mexican jungle on ATV’s; and admiring the beauty and history of top archaeological sites. The incredible, and recently discovered, Hacienda Chukum, a new adventure travel destination near Valladolid, Yucatán with a 130-foot cenote named ChukumHa is now bookable too.
Tours generally cost from $90 US (€81) and consist of a combination of two or three different activities, and conclude with a buffet. Aventuras Mayas is offering 50% off when you book direct online with code CM2019 on Nov. 29 to Dec. 6. Offer valid for adventures from November 2019 to November 2020.
Book on www.aventurasmayas. com.
HOLIDAY CAMP BARGAINS
Family-friendly holiday park company Eurocamp have a range of offers in their various locations throughout Europe, including France, Spain, Italy and Holland (pictured below left).
If booking between November 25 and December 2, they can expect to get up to 50% off their holidays in a whole range of locations. In some instances these week-long holidays in mobile homes on fully serviced campsites with pools and sports and children’s facilities can be up for grabs for €90-€100. The Black Friday site is due to go live next Monday and you can find it here: www.eurocamp.co.uk/ offers-and-news/special-offers/ black-friday-holiday-deals
VISIT HOME OF GAUDI AND WINE
Dawson Travel are offering an 11night family holiday to wine and spirits capital Reus in Tarragona, Spain for €3,745 as part of their Black Friday deals
Reus is the birthplace of architect Antoní Gaudí and is known for its beautiful architecture. It’s a 10km drive to the coast and the closest beach is at Salou but there are plenty of others to choose from, such as La Pineda and Cambrils. The city of Tarragona is also only 14km away, around a 15minute drive or so.
Pins Platja apartment complex has a swimming pool, restaurants, games room, pubs and a supermarket.
Designed for a family of two adults and four children, this deal includes passes to PortAventura World Theme Parks, including PortAventura Park, Ferrari Land and Costa Caribe Water Park.
Price includes: Flights to Reus from Dublin, Cork or Shannon Return, seat selection and small carry-on bags included, return shuttle transfers, 11 nights stay in the Pins Platja Apartments, 2 bedroom apartment for 2 adults and 4 children, 3 day park passes to PortAventura World: PortAventura Park Costa Caribe and Ferrariland.
Dawson Travel: 021 4274397
WINTER BREAK IN LISBON
Travelvalu.ie have a Lisbon short break for three nights on December 10 for €220 per person sharing.
The Turim Lisboa Hotel in Portugal’s capital is the perfect place for a winter escape. All 56 rooms have air conditioning, private bathroom, satellite TV and a minibar. Wi-fi is free. The city centre is a stroll away.
Price includes direct flights from Dublin to Lisbon, 3 nights in hotel with buffet breakfast.
See Travalue.ie: https://itaa. ie/2019/11/18/lisbon-christmasbreak-deal-2/